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10th Parliament· 154 sittings on record · 30,475 speeches · latest 10 June 2026

Sitting of Wednesday, 18 February 2026

10th Parliament· 19 debates· 228 speeches· 66 speakers

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  1. 1 Opening Opening and Papers 5 speeches
    • Mr. Speaker - The Hon. (Dr.) Jagath Wickramaratne

      AI summary The Chair informed Parliament that certificates had been endorsed on three Bills: “Licensing of Container Yard Operators”, the related licensing amendment Bill, and “Parliamentary Pensions (Repeal)”. He announced the nomination of Hon. (Dr.) Upali Pannilage to replace Hon. Anura Karunathilaka on the Select Committee concerning the release of 323 containers from the Port of Colombo without mandatory physical inspection, and notified Members of a Committee on Parliamentary Business meeting. The Chair also recorded routine proceedings on papers, petitions, and the standing down of two oral questions.

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    • The Hon. (Dr.) Harini Amarasuriya - Prime Minister and Minister of Education, Higher Education and Vocational Education JJB

      AI summary The Prime Minister and Minister of Education, Higher Education and Vocational Education presented the 2024 Annual Report of the Vocational Training Authority of Sri Lanka and the 2024 Annual Report and Accounts of the Postgraduate Institute of English of the Open University of Sri Lanka. She moved that both reports be referred to the Sectoral Oversight Committee on Education, Manpower and Human Capital, and the motion was agreed to.

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    • The Hon. Bimal Rathnayake - Minister of Transport, Highways and Urban Development and the Leader of the House of Parliament JJB

      AI summary On behalf of the Minister of Health and Media, the Minister presented the 2024 Annual Report of the 1990 Suwaseriya Foundation to Parliament. He moved that the report be referred to the Sectoral Oversight Committee on Health, Media and Women’s Empowerment, and the motion was agreed to.

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    • The Hon. Bimal Rathnayake JJB

      AI summary Bimal Rathnayake, on behalf of the Minister of Public Administration, Provincial Councils and Local Government, presented a report under Standing Order 119(4) on observations and actions taken regarding matters of the Colombo Municipal Council, following a report by the Committee on Public Accounts. He moved that the report be referred to the Committee on Public Accounts, and the motion was agreed to.

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    • The Hon. Bimal Rathnayake JJB

      AI summary Bimal Rathnayake tabled two reports of the Ministerial Consultative Committee on Transport, Highways and Urban Development concerning Orders and Regulations made under the Motor Traffic Act. The instruments had been published in Extraordinary Gazette Nos. 2463/04 of 17 November 2025 and 2467/52 of 17 December 2025, and were ordered to lie upon the Table.

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